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World first engineered wood product made in Warrnambool

30 October 2024
A world first engineered wood product made exclusively from locally grown bluegum (Eucalyptus Globulus) timber has been manufactured in Warrnambool, providing a pathway to address Australia’s growing structural timber market demand. Source: Timberbiz The Green Triangle Forest Industri
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Symposium highlights sustainable management of Australian forests

30 October 2024
Around 300 scientists, researchers, forestry professionals and foresters have gathered for Forestry Australia’s National Symposium being held in Ballarat this week. The key theme for the Symposium is healthy and resilient forests for our future. Source: Timberbiz Acting Forestry Austr
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ABARES State of Forests 5-yearly report released

28 October 2024
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has today released Australia’s State of the Forests Report: Synthesis 2023. Source: Timberbiz ABARES Executive Director, Dr Jared Greenville, said the five-yearly report covered all areas of Australia’s
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Silvopastoral project findings in North Queensland

25 October 2024
Gulf Savannah NRM, in partnership with the North Queensland Regional Forestry Hub, will present findings from their collaborative silvopastoral project at a workshop and field day to be held on 25 November (venue to be confirmed). Source: Timberbiz The event aims to showcase practical
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Trial tests 146 products 25% inconsistent with declared species or origin

25 October 2024
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has completed a timber testing trial investigating the best ways to implement technologies verifying claims of species and harvest origin of regulated timber and timber products. Source: Timberbiz Illegal logging is a global proble
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Opinion: Marcus Musson – a modern-day witch hunt

25 October 2024
It’s always interesting witnessing the aftermath of a disaster when the academics, boffins, and other experts come out of the woodwork to impart their impressive wisdom on us all with great pride. The media, politicians, and the public then jump on comments made by this group and take
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Yarram sawmill fire

23 October 2024
Eight CFA crews were called to a fire at a local Yarram sawmill on Yarram-Morwell Road in Victoria at around 6.30pm on Monday 14 October. Source: Timberbiz On arrival crews were confronted with a difficult fire within the elevated hopper (sloped) structure, which quickly spread to adj
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King’s Trust development welcomes King Charles

23 October 2024
The Hyne Group has welcomed news of His Majesty King Charles III, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Premier Chris Minns’ visit to the Homes NSW Cowper Street development to talk about sustainable housing. Source: Timberbiz The Hyne Group proudly supplied the Cross Laminated Timb
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Drop of 47 mills since 2016-17 continues a downward trend

23 October 2024
The ABARES National Wood Processing Survey 2021–22 shows that in 2021-22 there were a total of 252 mills operating. This is a fall of 47 mills since 2016-17, continuing a downward trend in the number of sawmills operating over the past 30 years. Source: Timberbiz ABARES Executive Dire
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Indications that confidence in new housing is building

21 October 2024
Leading indicators of home building activity continue to show that market confidence in new home building is returning, as new home sales stabilise, and house approvals rise. Source: Timberbiz The HIA New Home Sales report is a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the
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